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Martin Parr’s ‘Parrathon’ Surveys Four Decades at Frac Bretagne Through January

Produced by Magnum, the show presents 14 series totaling nearly 500 images featuring recent pandemic-era scenes.

Overview

  • The exhibition traces Parr’s path from 1970s black-and-white work to lesser-known recent projects that extend his satirical color view of consumer life.
  • Parr was unable to travel to Rennes because of sanitary restrictions and gave interviews by phone instead.
  • Recent series on view include images of socially distanced queues in Bristol, Black Lives Matter protests, and empty Glastonbury festival sites.
  • The presentation combines large prints with A3 color Xeroxes from Common Sense to highlight close-up details.
  • Parr emphasizes his pro-European stance and criticism of Brexit and the UK government, while continuing activities tied to his Bristol foundation opened in 2017.